of optimal policy intervention under domestic distortions. Four important essays on growth and development round out the … theory. Reprinted here are his well-known papers on immiserizing growth, including a recent generalization, and on the theory …

steadier long-term growth. The author, Harvard- and MIT-trained economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, currently Nigeria’s Coordinating … country’s economic reforms. In Nigeria’s Debt Management Office and later as minister of finance, she spearheaded negotiations …, saving for the future, or building credibility with debtors and investors. This story of development economics in action …

sheer volume of high-quality work in development economics research, they are intended as a sampling of work at the frontier …

, followed by bold reform measures, the economy has experienced a rapid economic growth rate, more foreign investment, and a boom … India's recent economic successes and their social and cultural context. India's rate of economic growth after the 1991 … actual effect India's economic growth has had on reducing poverty and recommend policies to empower the poor. Essays also …

of illegal immigrants, refutes the conventional view that democracy hinders development, and much more. …

The determinants of economic growth and development are hotly debated among economists. Financial crises and failed … growth. The growth literature has seen an abundance of empirical studies on the influence of institutions and the mechanisms … by which institutions affect development. This CESifo volume provides a systematic overview of the current scholarship on …

different aspects of the modern Chinese economy. It analyzes patterns of growth and development, including population growth and …This comprehensive overview of the modern Chinese economy by a noted expert on China's economic development offers a … technological development in urban areas; international trade and foreign investment; macroeconomic trends and cycles and the …